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automorphism(dictionary)

automorphism (iou)



automorphism noun. M19.
[from AUTO-1 + Greek morphe form + -ISM.]
Math. Any of various kinds of transformation or correspondence which relate a function etc. to itself or to another of the same kind; spec. an isomorphism of a structure with itself. M19.
The ascription of one's own characteristics to another. Now rare or obsolete. L19.
automorphic adjective pertaining to, characterized by, or invariant under automorphism M19.